# Frame **URL:** https://forums.maslowcnc.com/c/hardware-issues/frame/18.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Regarding stiffness of a foldable frame and installing a 500W brushless spindle](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/regarding-stiffness-of-a-foldable-frame-and-installing-a-500w-brushless-spindle/21886)
**Author:** [@Tore](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Tore)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/regarding-stiffness-of-a-foldable-frame-and-installing-a-500w-brushless-spindle/21886 "2024-11-10T18:43:58Z")
Hello everyone. I am planning my frame while waiting for the Dewalt to arrive and trying to figure out the best way to build the frame. Is there a number to how much tension/force does the motors produce at max? Would… --- ## [Corner Floor Mounts and Pins](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/corner-floor-mounts-and-pins/21898)
**Author:** [@Simdeity](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Simdeity)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/corner-floor-mounts-and-pins/21898 "2024-10-28T18:29:12Z")
Newbie here. Received my M4 days ago and have never CNC’d anything in my life. Throwing myself into cold learning how to do this. A few quick questions on how to use the corner floor mounts in the Not for Sale. How d… --- ## [Offset Anchor Mounts](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/offset-anchor-mounts/22527)
**Author:** [@md8n](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/md8n)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/offset-anchor-mounts/22527 "2024-10-27T22:42:05Z")
As a part of following through on these posts: One thing I had wanted to try in conjunction with reordering the arrangement of the arms, was to have each correspond anchor point offset, so that the anchor point’s rela… --- ## [Increased size of working area](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/increased-size-of-working-area/22542)
**Author:** [@erd](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/erd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/increased-size-of-working-area/22542 "2024-10-25T08:58:11Z")
Hi There, Does anyone know if it is possible to increase the worksize to 5’ x 9’ (152.4mm x 274.32mm) without any issues and with just making the frame wider and higher? If so, should one take some factor/ratio in mind… --- ## [Maslow 4 vertical frame & storage cart design](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/maslow-4-vertical-frame-storage-cart-design/19527)
**Author:** [@jorisvh](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/jorisvh)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/maslow-4-vertical-frame-storage-cart-design/19527 "2024-09-25T15:42:48Z")
when not in use, my Maslow4 will need to be stored where I currently have my stock of sheet material. I have been wanting to build a storage cart to make it easier to access my stock but never got to it. with the Maslow4… --- ## [Could this be adapted to create a frame?](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/could-this-be-adapted-to-create-a-frame/21978)
**Author:** [@LiveFromNewYawk3D](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/LiveFromNewYawk3D)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/could-this-be-adapted-to-create-a-frame/21978 "2024-08-05T15:27:23Z")
Do you think this could easily be modified to be a roll around frame for the maslow4? I’m thinking of creating some bolt on arms with 3/8 rods sticking out for the maslow to clip into. Thx --- ## [Frame additions](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/frame-additions/21616)
**Author:** [@fireslayer26](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/fireslayer26)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/frame-additions/21616 "2024-07-19T16:51:45Z")
Nothing special but I just wanted to show some extras I did to my frame. You can see I added two more 2x4 braces on the ends to help support the overlap of the plywood sheets. And then I added extension pieces so that wh… --- ## [3D printed No mar table Anchors I/W(wish me and my printer luck)](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/3d-printed-no-mar-table-anchors-i-w-wish-me-and-my-printer-luck/21831)
**Author:** [@David\_adams](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/David_adams)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/3d-printed-no-mar-table-anchors-i-w-wish-me-and-my-printer-luck/21831 "2024-07-13T18:03:00Z")
Uploading: corner attach (v4~recovered).avi… Well wish me luck I really stretched my CAD/Fusion 360 part of my brain. I might have hurt something lol. Of course, I had to incorporate some styling cues from ThA’ MACH… --- ## [Portable EMT/Printed/Wood/MakerPipe frame ideas](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/portable-emt-printed-wood-makerpipe-frame-ideas/20973)
**Author:** [@AzaB2C](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/AzaB2C)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/portable-emt-printed-wood-makerpipe-frame-ideas/20973 "2024-06-20T00:26:39Z")
Hello, curious what portable easy to setup/teardown lightweight frames people have already seen/built using EMT/Printed/Wood/MakerPipe/something(s)? Funny thing is I could just bring a concrete drill, Maslow 4 and rigid… --- ## [8X11 Frame w/ 30" arms bolted on the corners (with pics)](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/8x11-frame-w-30-arms-bolted-on-the-corners-with-pics/21501)
**Author:** [@Aggiehouse](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Aggiehouse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/8x11-frame-w-30-arms-bolted-on-the-corners-with-pics/21501 "2024-06-15T13:10:05Z")
Started with a 4X8 table that we had as a work surface at the shop. Figured that a 8 X 11 frame worked slightly better than an 8X12 based on the excellent frame checker: This meant that the angle of the arms needed to … --- ## [Corner anchor 3D Printable, no supports](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/corner-anchor-3d-printable-no-supports/21403)
**Author:** [@E\_L\_P](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/E_L_P)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/corner-anchor-3d-printable-no-supports/21403 "2024-06-13T07:03:15Z")
So tried to print the current corner anchors and had a heck of a time removing the supports and couldn’t fit 4 on my print bed. Anyway, so I think this is an improvement-- used fusion360 and it prints with the open face… --- ## [One simple trick to double your Maslow M4 speed - prepare to be shocked](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/one-simple-trick-to-double-your-maslow-m4-speed-prepare-to-be-shocked/21286)
**Author:** [@boxomatic](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/boxomatic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/one-simple-trick-to-double-your-maslow-m4-speed-prepare-to-be-shocked/21286 "2024-06-12T22:09:57Z")
If one Maslow M4 is good, two must be better, right? Maslow #2 arrived and assembled over the weekend. Frames extended from 10’ to 12’, and a little wider too. Maslow #2 successfully calibrated on the larger fra… --- ## [Spoil board to concrete?](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/spoil-board-to-concrete/21408)
**Author:** [@Charlienofun](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Charlienofun)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/spoil-board-to-concrete/21408 "2024-06-12T00:00:59Z")
I just have regular concrete, not polished or epoxied. Will a 15/32 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft sheet of plywood stay put? or should I just plan to add anchors for the spoil board in the concrete as well? --- ## [Maslow M4 frame derived from the old Maslow frame](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/maslow-m4-frame-derived-from-the-old-maslow-frame/21200)
**Author:** [@Marcello\_Masili](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Marcello_Masili)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/maslow-m4-frame-derived-from-the-old-maslow-frame/21200 "2024-05-24T13:42:36Z")
This topic to show how I derived my new Maslow M4 frame from old frame that iI used lasts years. First of all I modified the old drawings that I drew in sketchup obtaining the new frame: Old frame drawings: MaslowCNC … --- ## [Unconventional frame](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/unconventional-frame/21031)
**Author:** [@dfresh23](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dfresh23)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/unconventional-frame/21031 "2024-05-14T15:23:08Z")
Working on calibrating my M4. I built my frame following the following the recommended vertical frame. I am limited in height because my shop is located in my basement so i only had room for a 7x10 frame. I had the idea… --- ## [Unorthodox frame configuration (Using Ping Pong table)](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/unorthodox-frame-configuration-using-ping-pong-table/20986)
**Author:** [@PIstol](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/PIstol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/unorthodox-frame-configuration-using-ping-pong-table/20986 "2024-05-07T21:27:00Z")
I’m putting the final touches on my frame which I decided to utilize our ping-pong table because when folded, it takes up a 2‘ x 5‘ footprint and it’s on casters. This will allow me to move it around and it will not take… --- ## [Wasteboard options and options for M4 frame](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wasteboard-options-and-options-for-m4-frame/20464)
**Author:** [@Papagenu](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Papagenu)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/wasteboard-options-and-options-for-m4-frame/20464 "2024-05-03T08:28:47Z")
So my M4 arrived over the weekend and im going to start the frame building and assembly this week. I am looking for some input in 2 areas, if possible. The first is wasteboard, with plywood being ridiculously expensive… --- ## [Question about the M4 frame](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/question-about-the-m4-frame/19824)
**Author:** [@garru2](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/garru2)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/question-about-the-m4-frame/19824 "2024-05-02T13:02:52Z")
--- ## [M4 frame without a spoilboard. Bad idea?](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/m4-frame-without-a-spoilboard-bad-idea/20844)
**Author:** [@Dean.me](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Dean.me)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/m4-frame-without-a-spoilboard-bad-idea/20844 "2024-04-29T07:15:40Z")
I’d like a frame to be more portable & storable and I’m considering to drop the spoilboard. I understand that the spoilboard adds stiffness, but assuming the frame design was stiff enough without it & the frame material … --- ## [The Maximized Maslow4](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/the-maximized-maslow4/20855)
**Author:** [@jwolter](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/jwolter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/the-maximized-maslow4/20855 "2024-04-29T00:12:46Z")
As I have mentioned in other threads, I am planning a horizontal Maslow4 installation on the floor of my 1-car garage (well maybe 1-1/2 car, but I don’t think many families had 1-1/2 cars in the early 1960s when the gara… --- ## [Smallest usable frame?](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/smallest-usable-frame/20542)
**Author:** [@Trlstanc](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Trlstanc)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/smallest-usable-frame/20542 "2024-04-12T14:41:48Z")
If I wanted to work on a small piece, say something really small like 1’ x 1’, what’s the smallest possible frame I could get away with? For example, could I just put some bolts at the corners of my workbench, or make a … --- ## [Alternate frame build](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/alternate-frame-build/20625)
**Author:** [@jjseabra](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/jjseabra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/alternate-frame-build/20625 "2024-04-11T16:53:13Z")
Saw this on youtube yesterday, thought it was very interesting, and a good alternative way to build the frame. --- ## [Can the Maslow4 work on a frame to cut 60"x120" material](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/can-the-maslow4-work-on-a-frame-to-cut-60-x120-material/20531)
**Author:** [@ClawsSteele](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ClawsSteele)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/can-the-maslow4-work-on-a-frame-to-cut-60-x120-material/20531 "2024-04-07T21:08:48Z")
I am looking getting a M4 after seeing all the things from the kikstarter and one of the materials I would be working with would be sheet aluminum. The sheets come standard 60” wide by 120” long. I remember on previous… --- ## [Frame not completely square](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/frame-not-completely-square/20341)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hanson](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Dave_Hanson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/frame-not-completely-square/20341 "2024-03-26T00:17:41Z")
Just completed my frame build. in my case I have to make the frame in 3 sections. I have no room to keep a 12’X8’ monster. I split it up into 3 4’x8’ sections. anyway. I bolted it all together and I am 1/8" out of s… --- ## [Maslow 4 frame. What can be used?](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/maslow-4-frame-what-can-be-used/20257)
**Author:** [@John\_Brucker](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/John_Brucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/maslow-4-frame-what-can-be-used/20257 "2024-03-18T16:11:59Z")
Hello, I have the maslow 2 and XL frame. I ordered the maslow 4. Can i use the existing frame from the maslow 2 for the maslow 4? Thanks --- ## [Alternative frame construction cheaper and stiffer?](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/alternative-frame-construction-cheaper-and-stiffer/19978)
**Author:** [@WFD](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/WFD)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/alternative-frame-construction-cheaper-and-stiffer/19978 "2024-03-03T23:26:07Z")
I’ve got a Maslow4 on order and I’ve been thinking about the frame, which I want to be angled so it folds up against the wall when not in use. To cut a full 4x8 sheet the anchor points need to be on an 8x12’ rectangle, … --- ## [Brad’s wall mount frame](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/brad-s-wall-mount-frame/6944)
**Author:** [@BradM](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/BradM)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/brad-s-wall-mount-frame/6944 "2024-02-17T20:01:52Z")
I finished building my Maslow Saturday night! And it’s working well, I was able to cut out a few nice things on Sunday. My frame is a wall mount frame. I’ve seen a lot of discussion of wall mount frames lately so I fi… --- ## [JuJu's Frame with 3D printed parts and aluminium profiles](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/jujus-frame-with-3d-printed-parts-and-aluminium-profiles/19839)
**Author:** [@JuJu](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/JuJu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/jujus-frame-with-3d-printed-parts-and-aluminium-profiles/19839 "2024-02-08T18:01:17Z")
Hello Maslow community I am new to this and I recently ordered a Makermade M2 (waiting delivery). Maslow M4 seams to be a good project, but I arrived to late for the Kickstarter. Anyway, see later how it is working. I … --- ## [Frame Aspect Ratio & Accuracy](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/frame-aspect-ratio-accuracy/19819)
**Author:** [@Josh\_Monroe](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Josh_Monroe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/frame-aspect-ratio-accuracy/19819 "2024-01-31T23:58:22Z")
In anticipation of my Maslow 4, I am planning my frame and trying to determine what would be best for my space but also for cutting accuracy. I only have 91" of ceiling height in my basement. The recommended wooden fra… --- ## [Dimensions of materials that can be used to make a frame - in other parts of the world](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/dimensions-of-materials-that-can-be-used-to-make-a-frame-in-other-parts-of-the-world/19804)
**Author:** [@md8n](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/md8n)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/dimensions-of-materials-that-can-be-used-to-make-a-frame-in-other-parts-of-the-world/19804 "2024-01-26T07:49:55Z")
Just in reply to this We had a hard time determining what lengths are sold in the rest of the world, so if 2.4 m and 3.0 m are incorrect. Short answer is, whatever lengths (of whatever it is) that can fit inside a sh… [Previous page](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/c/hardware-issues/frame/18.md) [Next page](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/c/hardware-issues/frame/18.md?page=2)